Bernice’s Fancy mashed potatoes

[marti]

Bernice’s Fancy mashed potatoes



I came up with this recipe to mimic what we love on a dressed baked potato.



2 pounds red potatoes

8 ounces extra sharp cheddar cheese

1 stick butter

1 cup sour cream

1 elephant garlic

1 large onion

8 ounces bacon

1. Peel and dice the elephant garlic and the onion. Sautee until soft.
2. Place bacon strips on broiler pan and bake at 350 degrees until bacon is cooked. Crumble and set aside.
3. Grate the cheese.
4. Wash and thickly slice potatoes. Boil in large pan until soft. Don’t peel.
5. Drain potatoes and put back into the pan.
6. Add the butter and begin mashing with a fork or potato masher.
7. Add sour cream, cheese, vegetables, and bacon to the pan. Mix with a fork.
8. With an electric mixer on low, start whipping the potatoes. Increase the speed as the potatoes resemble mashed potatoes. Add a bit of milk or more sour cream if you need more moisture. Continue mixing and add salt and pepper to taste.

You can use any kind of potato, I just happen to like this kind. The skins pretty much disintegrate and are incorporated right into the potatoes. Some skins may be left on your beaters.



I like elephant garlic because it has fewer pieces to peel and cut up. I don’t crush the garlic, because my hands have arthritis and it hurts my hands to use a garlic press. Cutting up the garlic works just as well.



Bernice and the adorable LoLo.